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Orestes
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In Greek mythology, the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra who avenged his father's murder; also a region of Macedonia and a town in Indiana.
"Orestes was pursued by the Furies after killing his mother."
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Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὀρέστης (Oréstēs).